With all this talk abou the stainless steel clutch hose, do you think Mitsubishi will make a TSB for it? I want to go ahead and get a hold of one of those hoses, but I'm willing to wait it out if a TSB is in the works. It's obvious that this fix will save tons of clutches.

 

I disagree. It might give you better pedal feel and stop you from roasting your clutch if your driving style is one that applies lots of throttle while upshifting on clutch uptake (read: bad habit that needs to be broken anyway), but IT IS NOT a clutch fix.

The two best ways to have a long life with the clutch are to (1) NOT dump it from high rpm. -and- (2) Remove the restricter. The line helps feel and is more resistant to ballooning. Since its been proven that even fried disks still have good clamping pressure plates, the line isn't the main culprit or a guaranteed fix here.

 

But it will help though, right?

 

Sure, it'll give you more positive feel, but don't think for a second that Mitsubishi would put a TSB out on that and give Evo owners a nice SS line (performance modification) for free.

 

I am not waiting, I am in Dallas already so I called Alamo Autosports and am picking one up tomorrow. So far I have 515 miles on my Evo and I might as well take care of this as early as possible.

 

How much does it cost?

 

I think they hit me for $76 if I remember correctly...

-Josh